Combine harvester rotor speed control and control method
US5873227A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01F12/56
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The combine harvester has a threshing and separating rotor with a threshing cylinder section that cooperates with a concave to thresh crop material. A hydraulic motor drives the rotor. A hydraulic pump, driven by an internal combustion engine, supplies hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic motor to drive the rotor. An electronic controller receives a rotor speed measurement from a speed sensor and compares the rotor speed with a selected threshing and separating rotor speed selected by an operator of the harvester and stored in the electronic controller. When the rotor speed varies from the selected rotor speed, the electronic controller sends a signal to a displacement control to change the threshing and separating rotor speed to approach the selected rotor speed. The displacement control can reverse the flow of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic motor to reverse the direction of rotor rotation.
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